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acp

Run the ACP (Agent Client Protocol) bridge that talks to a Clawdia Gateway. This command speaks ACP over stdio for IDEs and forwards prompts to the Gateway over WebSocket. It keeps ACP sessions mapped to Gateway session keys.

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Usage

clawdia acp

# Remote Gateway
clawdia acp --url wss://gateway-host:18789 --token <token>

# Attach to an existing session key
clawdia acp --session agent:main:main

# Attach by label (must already exist)
clawdia acp --session-label "support inbox"

# Reset the session key before the first prompt
clawdia acp --session agent:main:main --reset-session

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ACP client (debug)

Use the built-in ACP client to sanity-check the bridge without an IDE. It spawns the ACP bridge and lets you type prompts interactively. 
clawdia acp client

# Point the spawned bridge at a remote Gateway
clawdia acp client --server-args --url wss://gateway-host:18789 --token <token>

# Override the server command (default: clawdia)
clawdia acp client --server "node" --server-args dist/entry.js acp --url ws://127.0.0.1:19001

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How to use this

Use ACP when an IDE (or other client) speaks Agent Client Protocol and you want it to drive a Clawdia Gateway session.
  1. Ensure the Gateway is running (local or remote).
  2. Configure the Gateway target (config or flags).
  3. Point your IDE to run clawdia acp over stdio.
Example config (persisted): 
clawdia config set gateway.remote.url wss://gateway-host:18789
clawdia config set gateway.remote.token <token>
Example direct run (no config write): 
clawdia acp --url wss://gateway-host:18789 --token <token>

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Selecting agents

ACP does not pick agents directly. It routes by the Gateway session key. Use agent-scoped session keys to target a specific agent: 
clawdia acp --session agent:main:main
clawdia acp --session agent:design:main
clawdia acp --session agent:qa:bug-123
Each ACP session maps to a single Gateway session key. One agent can have many sessions; ACP defaults to an isolated acp:<uuid> session unless you override the key or label.

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Zed editor setup

Add a custom ACP agent in ~/.config/zed/settings.json (or use Zed’s Settings UI): 
{
  "agent_servers": {
    "Clawdia ACP": {
      "type": "custom",
      "command": "clawdia",
      "args": ["acp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
To target a specific Gateway or agent: 
{
  "agent_servers": {
    "Clawdia ACP": {
      "type": "custom",
      "command": "clawdia",
      "args": [
        "acp",
        "--url", "wss://gateway-host:18789",
        "--token", "<token>",
        "--session", "agent:design:main"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
In Zed, open the Agent panel and select “Clawdia ACP” to start a thread.

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Session mapping

By default, ACP sessions get an isolated Gateway session key with an acp: prefix. To reuse a known session, pass a session key or label:
  • --session <key>: use a specific Gateway session key.
  • --session-label <label>: resolve an existing session by label.
  • --reset-session: mint a fresh session id for that key (same key, new transcript).
If your ACP client supports metadata, you can override per session: 
{
  "_meta": {
    "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
    "sessionLabel": "support inbox",
    "resetSession": true
  }
}
Learn more about session keys at /concepts/session.

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Options

  • --url <url>: Gateway WebSocket URL (defaults to gateway.remote.url when configured).
  • --token <token>: Gateway auth token.
  • --password <password>: Gateway auth password.
  • --session <key>: default session key.
  • --session-label <label>: default session label to resolve.
  • --require-existing: fail if the session key/label does not exist.
  • --reset-session: reset the session key before first use.
  • --no-prefix-cwd: do not prefix prompts with the working directory.
  • --verbose, -v: verbose logging to stderr.

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acp client options

  • --cwd <dir>: working directory for the ACP session.
  • --server <command>: ACP server command (default: clawdia).
  • --server-args <args...>: extra arguments passed to the ACP server.
  • --server-verbose: enable verbose logging on the ACP server.
  • --verbose, -v: verbose client logging.